Packers vs. Vikings Results @ a glance

When ESPN showed the Packers taking the field before the game, it was Aaron Rodgers welcoming every player to Lambeau with high fives. ESPN then cut to commercial, a commercial featuring a certain quarterback and his now infamous wrangler jeans, even capitalism has it out for Green Bay fans, but after tonight, I can live with denim sewed in sweatshops and Madden covers that taunt me in my sleep.

I can live with the Aaron Rodgers era. I don't need to see anymore. I can buy into this quarterback. I know there will be games where I curse his name, but right now, his doing the Lambeau Leap is the first time I've been remotely excited or happy about football in a long time.

We have a defense. We have Ryan Grant. We have all our receivers; and we also have a quarterback who is confident playing from the shadows of a legend. This season just got a lot more exciting than talking about closed door meetings, text messages, depression, who to blame, and broken hearts. Ladies and gentlemen, we have hope.